Care bundle to prevent methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus sternal wound infection after off-pump coronary artery bypass

American Journal of Infection Control

Volumn 42, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 562-564

  Chien, Chen Yen ^a,b   Lin, Cheng Hsin ^a,c   Hsu, Ron Bin ^c  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b MACKAY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Care bundle; Methicillin resistance; Off pump coronary artery bypass; Staphylococcus aureus; Sternal wound infection

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CARE BUNDLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFECTION CONTROL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDIASTINUM; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS INFECTION; MORTALITY; OFF PUMP CORONARY SURGERY; STERNUM; VERY ELDERLY; WOUND INFECTION; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MICROBIOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PROCEDURES; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STERNOTOMY; SURVIVAL;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS, OFF-PUMP; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFECTION CONTROL; MALE; METHICILLIN-RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT CARE BUNDLES; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STERNOTOMY; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 84899575554     PISSN: 01966553     EISSN: 15273296     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajic.2014.01.016     Document Type: Article

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